Monday, September 28, 2009

Trees of Mystery

We've been reading about Trees of Mystery for a while. It's about 15 miles south of Crescent City and since Sunday was fairly sunny, we decided to go. Even when it's sunny, the fog/low clouds are still there.

Travel brochures show this Paul Bunyan statue but I didn't realize it was so huge.
Ed and I are standing by his right boot.
The overhead lift ride gives a view of these trees from above.
From the top, we could see the ocean.A few unique touches:
Walking sticks are there for you to borrow.
At the top of this mountain, there's a designated smoking area.
This forest has some redwoods but many other types as well.



This is a Sitka Spruce that is the world's largest family tree with 12 living trees in one tree with only one trunk.


You can see two of the trees growing off a limb. There are 12 of those.



Redwood bark has neither pitch nor resin and contains a lot of water. It is impervious to disease, insects and fire.
The elephant tree.
These redwoods grew together and this is called the Cathedral.
There are many weddings held here.

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